Scenes near Vernon, B.C., as fires force evacuations this weekend | #vernon

Wildfires in B.C. causing power outages across the province

August 26th is Women’s Equality Day, a day observed on the anniversary of when the 19th Amendment was certified to the United States Constitution. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote but those voting rights were still limited in many states and for People of Color. Voting rights were not fully extended to all groups until 1965 under the Voting Rights Act. The fight for the 19th Amendment did not happen overnight as the suffrage movement that culminated in the certification of the 19t

Entire B.C. village ordered to evacuate due to encroaching wildfire